Noun: madam ma-dum
- Polite form of address for a woman
"Excuse me, madam, you dropped your glove";
- ma'am
- A woman of refinement
"a chauffeur opened the door of the limousine for the grand madam";
- dame, lady, gentlewoman [archaic], marm [N. Amer, archaic]
- [Brit] A bossy or impertinent girl
"a proper little madam, the kind of girl that could drive a man crazy with desire...and then just plain crazy"
- A woman who runs a house of prostitution
"The madam was arrested in the police raid";
- brothel keeper
Derived forms: madams
Type of: adult female, businesswoman, woman
Encyclopedia: Madam, i'm adam